What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49852 and 49858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49852 and 49858 is 2.

GCF(49852,49858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49852 and 49858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49852 and 49858.

How to find the GCF of 49852 and 49858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49852 and 49858. After we will calculate the factors of 49852 and 49858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49852

Prime factors of 49852 are 2, 11, 103. Prime factorization of 49852 in exponential form is:

49852 = 2² × 11² × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49858

Prime factors of 49858 are 2, 97, 257. Prime factorization of 49858 in exponential form is:

49858 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 49852

List of positive integer factors of 49852 that divides 49852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 103, 121, 206, 242, 412, 484, 1133, 2266, 4532, 12463, 24926

Step-4: Factors of 49858

List of positive integer factors of 49858 that divides 49852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 257, 514, 24929

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49852 and 49858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49852 and 49858 is 2.

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